Prince Turns 51 in The Purple Rain

Prince turns 51 today and there is an actual video matching his song “Purple Rain” up on the Youtube. Being a long time lover of all things related to erotic guitars and strange men I have to post a video. Actually I think renting “Purple Rain” might be in order. And cake. We have to have some cake.

Hit this link for “Purple Rain” in concert Time & Birthdays according to Prince. He certainly looks pretty all wet and sparkly.

Taylor Hicks’ Cheeseball in the Sky

Taylor Hicks is on Twitter and really who isn’t these days? Oh well probably thousands, but still, it IS The Thing and really quite fun. Mr. Hicks is twittering much more than he did initially – currently he’s up all the way now to 39 updates. Stellar! Well not really when Chatty Cathy’s like myself are heading for the 1500 mark within a two month span.

It’s really sort of a vanity endeavor when you consider this whole phenomenon; by twittering messages, songs, whatever strikes your fancy you are assuming other people even remotely care what you think, what interests you. Likely that is one of the biggest draws for Twitter, embrace your inner ego and let it rip. Take that a step further and I think it reflects on a person’s self image to even go there and do it. That said it is a nice little way to stay in touch with on-line friends outside of blog posts. By the way, anyone not initiated to this little on-line phenom, an update is in effect a post.

The majority of Mr. Hicks’ twitters, tweets or twits; whichever you want to refer to them as have been text messages. An occasional few from the man’s computer. He keeps them short and normally refers to his time spent in the “Grease” ice cream cone prop. He’s even dubbed himself as Cone Ranger.

One of my favorite updates he’s hung out on twitter, “How does anyone watch the Bachelor. My bad.People watch it because the success rate is so high.” Seriously how does anyone watch that show? I’d rather stab myself with a pencil than watch that tripe. I know, considering my past history with my sub intelligent devotion to American Idol, there must be some sort of deviated irony in my slamming ANY show as being tripe. I mean qualifications for judgment not really something I can own, you know – considering…

Last night Mr. Hicks updated with, “Cheesehead night in Wisconsin.Go Back to that Cheeseball in the Sky.” Which naturally screamed Norman Greenbaum’s tune – a fitting one for a Sunday morning.

“Spirit in the Sky” remake by DC Talk

(I’m fascinated with how they got this footage.)

Something in My Liberty

The Verve “Lucky Man”

Lucky Man lyrics
“Happiness
More or less
It’s just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Oh, my, my

Happiness
Coming and going
I watch you look at me
Watch my fever growing
I know just where I am

But how many corners do I have to turn?
How many times do I have to learn
All the love I have is in my mind?

Well, I’m a lucky man
With fire in my hands

Happiness
Something in my own place
I’m standing naked
Smiling, I feel no disgrace
With who I am

Happiness
Coming and going
I watch you look at me
Watch my fever growing
I know just who I am

But how many corners do I have to turn?
How many times do I have to learn
All the love I have is in my mind?

I hope you understand
I hope you understand

Gotta love that’ll never die

It’s just a change in me
Something in my liberty”

Really freaking nice little tune.